In a random survey in - - - - the fashionable Snoresmith district of Sydney, News Online spoke to 20 young women. All were asked - if they met their dream man, - - - - would they give - - - - up everything to live with him on - - - - a cattle station in Australia's interior?

"'No" was the overwhelmingly response, closely followed by "never". Only one said she - - - - would . "But - - - - only if he was Brad Pitt," she said.

The problems facing younger people - - - - in farming areas are a symptom - - - - of a broader malaise eating away - - - - at many communities. Rural people - - - - are much more at risk from depression than city-dwellers and are - - - - more likely to smoke and drink too much and be overweight.

The National president of the Rural Doctors' Association, Dr David Millhall, - - - - said mental health was linked - - - - to a growing sense of insecurity in rural Australia.

"In some areas, it's possible - - - - that the economy, the general downturn in rural communities, the closing of services including banks and schools and increased unemployment - - - - all contribute," he said.

Sarah Jones from the National Farmers Federation says despite the problems, she is confident the 'Find a Wife for a Farmer Campaign' - - - - will eventually work. But there also needed to be - - - - a concerted push to help regenerate ailing parts - - - - of the countryside, she said.

"It's quite obvious it's not going to - - - - be easy," she said. "The best way is to promote the lifestyle - the space and the freedom - and - - - - to attract investment and business back to rural areas, so - - - - then we can encourage our young people to - - - - go back out into - - - - the Bush."

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